OpenAI also banned a range of ChatGPT accounts that used its models to generate short comments in English criticizing Chinese dissident Cai Xia and long-form news articles in Spanish focusing on U.S. social and political divisions, particularly in the lead-up to the 2024 APEC Forum in Peru.

OpenAI has banned several accounts from China using its AI to create sales pitches for a social media surveillance company. These accounts aimed to collect real-time data on anti-China protests for Chinese authorities,

OpenAI, America’s top artificial intelligence startup, just banned multiple accounts on ChatGPT, accusing them of being involved in developing a surveillance

OpenAI said Feb. 21 that it had identified and removed several North Korean-linked accounts that misused ChatGPT to create fake resumes and online profiles. According to the company, the accounts used ChatGPT-generated materials to apply for jobs at Western companies.

OpenAI has removed accounts of users from China and North Korea who the artificial intelligence company believes were using its technology for malicious purposes including surveillance and opinion-influence operations,

Learning material used by the institute explained how ChatGPT generates text based on user input. Given North Korea's heavily restricted internet access, it is unclear whether researchers have direct access to the service.